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Installing the Software DVD Decoder Optional, Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File

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7. At the Welcome Screen, click Next>. The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive. The New Hardware Found window appears, the driver is installed, and the installation is completed. Installing the Software DVD Decoder (Optional) The DVD decoder driver allows you to play DVD movies on the computer. NOTE: When you are promoted to select a directory, Dell recommends using the default directory settings. 1. Insert the Dell Inspiron 7500 Software DVD Decoder CD into the DVD-ROM drive. 2. Click the Start button, and then click Run. 3. In the Run dialog box, type x:\setup.exe, where x is the DVD-ROM drive letter. The DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D. 4. Click OK. 5. The Welcome window appears. Click Next>. 6. At the Choose Destination Location screen, click Next>. 7. At the Select Program Folder screen, click Next>. 8. At the Start Copying Files screen, click Next>. 9. At the Setup Complete screen, be sure that the Yes, I want to restart my computer now radio button is selected, and then click Finish. The first time you play a DVD after installing this driver, you may be prompted to change the region setting. Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File After you have installed a new hard-disk drive or rebuilt a hard-disk drive that had corrupted software, use the phdisk.exe utility to create a save-to-disk suspend file after you partition the drive. When save-to-disk suspend mode is activated, all system data is stored in this file. 1. Save and close any open files, exit any open application programs, and restart the computer. 2. Insert the Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series diskette into the diskette drive. support.dell.com Installing System Software 4-5

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Installing System Software
4-5
7.
At the
Welcome Screen
, click
Next>
.
The internal modem files are copied to your hard-disk drive.
The
New Hardware Found
window appears, the driver is installed, and the
installation is completed.
Installing the Software DVD Decoder (Optional)
The DVD decoder driver allows you to play DVD movies on the computer.
NOTE: When you are promoted to select a directory, Dell recommends using the
default directory settings.
1.
Insert the
Dell Inspiron 7500 Software DVD Decoder
CD
into the DVD-ROM
drive.
2.
Click the
Start
button, and then click
Run
.
3.
In the
Run
dialog box, type
x
:\setup.exe
, where
x
is the DVD-ROM drive
letter.
The DVD-ROM drive letter is usually D.
4.
Click
OK
.
5.
The
Welcome
window appears. Click
Next>
.
6.
At the
Choose Destination Location
screen, click
Next>
.
7.
At the
Select Program Folder
screen, click
Next>
.
8.
At the
Start Copying Files
screen, click
Next>
.
9.
At the
Setup Complete
screen, be sure that the
Yes, I want to restart my
computer now
radio button is selected, and then click
Finish
.
The first time you play a DVD after installing this driver, you may be prompted to
change the region setting.
Creating the Save-to-Disk Suspend File
After you have installed a new hard-disk drive or rebuilt a hard-disk drive that had
corrupted software, use the
phdisk.exe
utility to create a save-to-disk suspend file
after you partition the drive. When save-to-disk suspend mode is activated, all system
data is stored in this file.
1.
Save and close any open files, exit any open application programs, and restart the
computer.
2.
Insert the
Microsoft Boot Disk Windows 98 Series
diskette into the diskette
drive.